LMIA Employer Pre-Check

1. Company

Province / territory of work Is the business actively providing goods or services in Canada? Is there a reasonable and genuine business need for this position? Can the employer financially fulfill wages and employment terms? Any known TFWP, employment standards, recruitment or workplace compliance issue? Has the employer had an LMIA revoked in the past 2 years?

2. Position and wage

5-digit NOC — Offered hourly wage (CAD) Does the offered wage meet or exceed the applicable Job Bank prevailing wage? Is the wage consistent with Canadians/PRs doing the same work at the location? Is the position unionized? Sector / workplace category

Likely LMIA stream —

3. Work location and refusal-to-process check

Is the work location in a Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)? If in a CMA, is the applicable unemployment rate 6% or higher? Is this an eligible rural location under temporary rural measures?

Ontario is not participating in the 2026–2027 temporary rural low-wage measures.

4. Low-wage cap

Total employees at this specific work location Current low-wage TFW positions at this work location Number of new low-wage TFW positions requested in this LMIA

Projected low-wage TFW proportion —

5. Recruitment and documents

Required recruitment/advertising completed or planned correctly? Job Bank requirement addressed, if applicable? Can the employer provide business legitimacy and CRA supporting documents if requested? If high-wage: transition plan ready or applicable exemption identified?

Resources

1. Company

2. Position and wage

3. Work location and refusal-to-process check

4. Low-wage cap

5. Recruitment and documents

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